Matches & Scores:-Sat Dec 17Schalke 5-0 Werder Bremen - a serious beating by Schalke over the previously 5th place team shows that they are for real.Sevilla 0-3 Real Madrid - Sev is not close to being in Madrid's league. RM re-claims their 3 point lead in the standings.-Sun Dec 18Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal - the loss leaves Arsenal 12 points out of 1st place. while Man City looked strong.Lazio 2-2 Udinese - neither could change their contender status into leader status.Napoli 1-3 Roma - Rom got a big with that they needed to keep their season alive.PSG 0-0 Lille - #2 & #3 both had a chance to take the top spot in France but they choked on their own vomit.

ENGLAND - Premier LeagueClint Dempsey - Fulham - played the full 90 scoring a goal and setting up the other as they won 2-0 v Bolton.Brad Friedel - Tottenham - in goal as usual and they won 1-0 v Sunderland.Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - played the whole game but lost 0-2 v Liverpool.Tim Howard - Everton - went the distance as they drew 1-1 v Norwich.Zak Whitbread - Norwich - played the full 90 as they drew 1-1 at Everton.

ENGLAND - Championship LeagueRobbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - on the bench but did not play as they drew 0-0 at Bristol City.Danny Potts - West Ham - went the full 90 as they won 1-0 v Barnsley.Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - Mon Dec 19 - played the whole game but lost 1-0 at Crystal Palace.

ENGLAND - League OneMike Grella - Brentford - on the bench but did not play as they drew 1-1 at Bury.Anton Peterlin - Wallsall - played the whole match as they drew 1-1 at Chesterfield.Frank Simek - Carlisle United - went the full 90 as they drew 2-2 v Wycombe.

GERMANY - BundesligaTimmy Chandler - Nurnberg - suspended (first of two games)Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - on the bench as they drew 1-1 at Kaiserslautern.Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - went the full 90 as they tied 1-1 v Herth Berlin.Jermaine Jones - Schalke - played the whole game as they won big 5-0 v Werder Bremen.Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - came on as a sub in the 66th min as they drew 1-1 v Hertha.David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they lost 0-3 v Nurnberg.

GERMANY - 2 BundesligaMatt Taylor - Paderborn - came on as a last minute sub as they won 2-3 at Fortuna Dusseldorf.

ITALY - Serie AMichael Bradley - Chievo Verona - went the full 90 as they won 2-0 v Cagliari.

NETHERLANDS - EredivisieJozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started but came off at half time and they lost 2-1 at NAC Breda.

PORTUGAL - Primeira LigaOguchi Onyewu - Sporting - played the whole game as they drew 1-1 at Academica.

PORTUGAL - Liga de HonraCaleb Patterson-Sewell - Atletico CP - went the full 90 but lost 3-1 at Desportivo Aves.Tony Taylor - Atletico CP - started and went 80 minutes scoring a goal but lost 3-1 at Desportivo Aves.

SCOTLAND - Premier LeagueAlejandro Bedoya - Rangers - started and went 52 min as they won 2-1 v Inverness.Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers - went the full 90 scoring a goal and getting booked as they won 2-1 v Inverness.Mo Edu - Rangers - started but came out at half time as they won 2-1 v Inverness.